Auto Sizing a Section and Blank variable fields

ssolberg

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Maybe I'm hoping for too much but I thought this would work. Let me setup the scenario:

I have a Autosizing Section with these fields in in just like this:
FIELD1
FIELD2
FIELD3
FIELD4

I have autosizing set on all 4 fields. At any given time (it is a "detail" type section from E1) some of these fields may be blank. For each of the 4 variable fields, I have "ignore blank lines" checked. I was hoping that if one detail line only had values in FIELD2 (for example), the section would only autosize to the size of one line. If 2 of the fields had values (any 2), then it would autosize to the 2 fields.

It doesn't appear to work that way. It always autosizes as if there is data in all 4 fields so I get "blank" lines when the fields are indeed blank. Am I asking too much?
 
Sounds like you have 4 variables, all individual objects on the detail section.

You'll have better luck with autosizing if you put all the variables in one text object (use insert variable).

You'll have even better luck with autosizing if you use user variables:
- A user variable can print 4 variables, each one on its own line (use the concat function with \n)
- Then use conditions to print only the lines that have data in them.
- Each user variable has the same name.

Mark
 
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